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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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AACHIINE, Or Engine, in Mechanicks, is, Apparirions, which are taken for ihe EHect ot
L inharioerer hach Force Cusficient cither 10
raise or Rop cheMorion oF aB0dY. Thele Ma-
chines are cirter simple or Compound.
Simple Machines are commonls reckoncd rO
bc Six in Number, viz. the Ballance, Leaver,
Marick by chole chac are ignorant ot the Secret.
This Machinc is composed ot a Concare Specu-
lum, reftectins che Listt oF a Candle, Wvhick
Passech chrough the licle Hole oF a Tube, at
ivhole End chere is Fasten d anocher GlaIs: BC.
Pulley, WBeet. Wedse, and Screm. L0 chele rreen chele vo are successirely placed mans
miphe be added the Inclined Plane, Since ris cer - (mall Classes, painced wich different Figures, ot
cain thac che heariest Bodies mar be lifred up by
wrhich che most formidable arc alvars cholen,
the means chereot, which orhervise could scarce and such as are most capable ot cerritrins che
be mored.
Compouna Machines, or Fngines, ate innume.
table, in resosd chac cher mas be made our ot
the simple, almost atter an infinire manner.
MACHTTA Boyliana, MIT. BoyleS Air- PumP;
ertrich sec. 50 called trom chac Noble Cencle
man, beins che Ars Inventor ot chac tingine.
MACROCOSME, is che Whole Oniverse,
Spectarors; (0 char all chele Figures max be re-
Presenced ac larse on che opposite Wall.
A Conrex GlaIS will do thechine a5 vell 25 a
Concare one. Scc the Theorr oF ic Fully ex-
plained in MI. Molyneux his Excellene Dioper.
Nova. PFOP. 56. P. 183. They are TOId by 2I
Perspectire makcers, and parricularr by MIT. Zohn
Marstal, at che Archimedes on Ludeate hill, Lon-
in concrodistinction ro Microcosm; which some don; and Mr. Tarmell in che (amC SErCCF.
ill have 10 exprels che Lesser Worid, or che
Body OF Man.
MAOISTERY. A Word used by che Chy.
mists Comerimes For very fine Pomders, made by
MACOLA Epatica, iS 2 SpOt, OF a brovn Solurion and Precipitation oF the Matrer; 25
Or oF a Cad vellor Colour, about an Flands Macistery ot Bismuth, Lead Ecc. Aud Come-
Breadch broad, chiesty seirins upon the Groins, rimes ris made co signitie Resins and Resinous
he Breast, and Back, nay Cometimes It COVerS Extracts. Thus che Relins oE falap, Scammio-
che whole Bodr; is acended wich a certain nY, 550. are called Mazisteries.
Aighr Asperies et theskin, which lets Fall Scales,
MP. Boyle takes che crue Norion ot a Magi-
Or a fOrt oF DendriA trom it, irhich ret do noc) sterr eo be a Preparation ot a BOdY, (nOc an Ana-
Rick altosether, bur are disseminated here and Iysis oF it, For che Principles are nor separated,
chere, and sometimes disappear, Comerimes break Whereby che whole, or very near the ivtole ot
ouc again. Blanchard.
MACOLR. Solares. Sec Spors in che Sun.
MACOLA Volarica, i5 a red or purple SpOL
here and chere in the Stin; which, il ic touch
anr Orifice in che Bodr, asche Mouth, Nostrils,
Eres, Fars, 9c. and pierce (0 tar, it becomes
ic, by Tome Additament, is curned into a Bod)
oE a difterene kind; a5 when Tron or C opper is
turned into CherCtalSOF MarS OF Venus, EC.
The Cantins AIchymis caIK 2I(O OE the Ma
sistery oE che Philosophers Stone, wtich will Be
worch enquirins into, when cher will cell us
mortal: IE is otren Facal o Children. Blan- Whacche Sione ic selE is. For an Instance ho
chard.
HADRTER, in Forrisication, is a chick LLaR
armi d Wtet Llaces oF lron, anc slavins a C on-
carier susticieneo ecere e nou i thePe-
cherare made, P Will mention LWNO OE ThreC.
Masistery os Bismuth, is made by distolvins
che Bilmuch in Spiric oF Niere, and pourins up.
on ic Salc Water, which will precipitate the Ma-
card wrhen charsed, wich wrhich ic is applied sistery cothe boccom in a Wrhice Poirdet.
Masistery of Lead, is made by dissolvino Sac-
10 break donn. This Lermis allo appopriared charum Sacurni in distilled Vinesar; and chen
Ticlal Fires
precipicacins ic wich Oil ot Farrar, made per
Meistery or Resine os Scammony, Falap, Tur-
bith, Xc. is made by a Dissolurion oF cliC NEaE-
ter in Spirit of Wine; and then precipitatine it
MAGDALEONES, are Pieces oF Plaister By common WVater, or W ater impregnated voirt
a lircle Alom. And alter chese Manners are most
MAGISTERY os Farcar. Sec Fartar Vitrio
late.
MACMA, sienisies che DrePS chac are letE aE.
Lhus chele Lne Mloes, rer chestrainins ot suices.
MACNA asisa eligenda, is a Writ directed.
rothe Sherit, eo summon Pour Lavvtul Kniphes
Form, ther do every way, di- betore the justices ot Asize, etiere uxon theie
rectir and diasonalls, make Oach co chuse evelre Rnishes oF thie Vicinase.
(3c. 10 pals upon che Creat Assize betocen A.
MECDTA Chariaqu as oranted che ninch TCat
against a Cace, e als Ms esse chac rou desion
co cerraitilac Beams, Wen ale Ax d ac che bor-
com ot dMMBac, 20 luppor a W all. There are ldeliguium.
alo Madriers lined wich Tin, wrhich arc corerd
made up in Form ot a Cylinder, or long RoIl.
MAOTCK Square, is when Numbers in Arith-(orher Magisteries iade.
merick Proportion are disposed into such parallet
and equal Rahks, as chacche Sums of cach RoW.
ad vell diasonaly, as lacerally, Malt BC di Cesual.
wich Farch, 10 serre 25 a Detence asainst Arri-
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
being disposed into this Square
Fighceen.
MIAOTCK.Lantern, a licle Oprick Machine; Plaintis, and B. Detendant, (9c.
by che means oE Which are represenced On 2
Nact in che Darti, many Phancoms and  loF Hemry che Thisd, und consirmed bY Edvarca